At Bishop McLaughlin Score: Carrollwood Day 41, Bishop McLaughlin 7 Spring game-breakers: CDS’ run game seems to have picked up where it left off in 2012, just sans Robert Davis. Rising junior Elias Earley popped a 33-yarder on the first play from scrimmage and finished with 160 yards on 12 ...
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Sat. May 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Andy Warrener
A numerical snapshot of spring drills at Strawberry Crest 1 Former head coach on second-year coach John Kelly’s staff. Jeremy Shobe, who compiled an 11-30 mark in four years at Wiregrass Ranch and led the Bulls to the program’s first playoff berth, is coaching linebackers. 2 Formal offers — from ...
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Mon. May 13, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
Where did all the yards go? • All but one of the county’s seven 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 will graduate and move on to college programs, leaving frustrated defensive coordinators and would-be tacklers in their wake. • Now, the game-day burden falls on their old coaches to figure out a ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — After a one-year hiatus from football, Carrollwood Day rising senior left tackle/defensive end Adonis Welch is back with the Patriots, who project him to be as dominant in the trenches as he is in the paint. A 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward with at least one Division I basketball ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 8:13 p.m. | Times Staff
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Carrollwood Day QB Vidal Woodruff, who passed for more than 1,600 yards in his only season with the Class 2A program, has received offers from Bethel (Kansas) College and Menlo College in Atherton, Calif., Coach Lane McLaughlin said. Both are NAIA programs. A Robinson High transfer, Woodruff completed nearly 62 ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:29 p.m. | Joey Knight
The Florida Class A and 2A all-state football teams as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Local players in bold. CLASS 2A First-team offense QB - Larry Brihm, 6-0, 195, Sr., Delray Beach Village Academy RB - Kelvin Taylor, 5-10 215, Sr., Belle Glade Glades Day RB - Robert Davis, ...
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Wed. Jan. 02, 2013 at 11:39 a.m. | Associated Press
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
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Mon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Will Worth, Sr., Newsome Why we picked him: Considering no county player was more vital to his team, Worth also was a bona fide defensive player of the year candidate. We chose him for offense in part because of his staggering playoff performance. The ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. | Times Staff
By the numbers1 Playoff victories in Newsome's first nine seasons of existence.2 Playoff victories for Newsome this season.14 Yards, the longest run for Tampa Catholic in its 10-7 loss to Clearwater Central Catholic. By comparison, CCC had seven runs longer than 14 yards.40 Playoff victories (including those later forfeited) for ...
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Sat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 4:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
NAPLES — Coach Lane McLaughlin said Carrollwood Day ran into a buzz saw Friday night against Naples First Baptist Academy. First Baptist’s power run game, behind seniors Jonah Bueltel and Chris Dorrill, set the tone on the opening drive and never let up against the Patriots’ defense. The Lions scored ...
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Sat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 12:53 a.m. | Andy Warrener
Let's play two. Week 2 of the football postseason features four rematches of regular-season showdowns. In order of appeal, we rank them:1. Armwood (8-3) at Hillsborough (9-1)First meeting: Hillsborough 3-0 on Oct. 18Veteran coach Earl Garcia was moved to tears after Hillsborough handed the penalty-prone Hawks their first shutout defeat ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 6:23 p.m. | Times Staff
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Nov. 16. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 2:32 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Carrollwood Day senior tailback Robert Davis became the all-time Hillsborough County rushing leader Friday, and the Patriots came away with a 24-12 Class 2A region semifinal victory over Moore Haven in their first trip to the playoffs. The Terriers’ jet-sweep rushing game gave the Patriots (10-1) fits in ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:48 a.m. | Andy Warrener
As glyphs go, the asterisk gets a pretty notorious rap. While it resembles a star, it symbolizes a smudge. In sports especially, it’s the teensy typographical disclaimer; a caustic keystroke indicating a record or notable achievement is lessened by circumstances. And I was ready to slap one right beside Robert ...
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Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 at 2:05 p.m. | Joey Knight